Mo Cowan

William Maurice "Mo" Cowan (4 April 1969-) was a member of the US Senate from Massachusetts (D) from 1 February to 16 July 2013, succeeding John Kerry and preceding Ed Markey.

Biography
William Maurice Cowan was born in Yadkinville, North Carolina on 4 April 1969, and he graduated from Duke University in 1991 with a degree in sociology. He earned his juris doctor from the Northeastern University School of Law in 1994, and he assisted Governor Mitt Romney with appointing African-American judges after Romney was criticized for the lack of diversity among his appointees. He also served as Deval Patrick's chief legal counsel, overseeing his judicial nominations. When Senator John Kerry was appointed Secretary of State in 2013 by President Barack Obama, Cowan was appointed to succeed him,  and he served for just over five months.